Hose-supporter.



N. A. NEWKIRK.

HOSE SUPPORTER- APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 3. 1916.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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NETTIE ANNE NEVKIRK, 0F ROBERTS, MONTANA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Application filed March 3, 1916. Serial No. 81,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Nn'r'rrn ANNE NEW- KIRK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roberts, in the county of Carbon and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hose supporters and it has for its object to provide a supporter which will be simple in construction and quickly adjusted in place.

A further object is to provide hose supporters which, when in place, will securely hold said hose and yet permit easy movement of the body and limbs of the wearer, the weight of said hose and supporters being carried by the shoulders.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which I have shown a perspective view of the invention as applied to a human figure, said figure being indicated by dotted lines.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and A represent shoulder straps, adapted to pass over the shoulders of the wearer as shown, and B and B are front and rear cross straps connecting said shoulder straps A and A to prevent them from slipping down and off the shoulders. Said cross straps B and B are at tached at a point low enough, so as to be out of sight below the neck of the dress of the Copies of this patent wearer. The ends of the shoulder straps A and A are brought together at points about the waist line and securely stitched as at A together and to short straps A -A to which are buckled short straps AA carrying guides AA Suitable hose clamps C and C are adapted to be secured to the front and rear of the stockings as shown and adjustably attached to said clamps are elastics C and C carrying at the upper ends cord guides C and C Cords D and D have one of their ends attached at the points D-D where the cross straps B are secured to the shoulder straps A and A and are led downward and through the guides (F -G thence upward and through the guides AA, thence downward and through the guides C -C thence upward and have their other ends securely attached to the shoulder straps A and A at points D -D as shown.

What I claim to be new is A hose supporter comprising straps adapted to lie over the shoulders of the wearer, guides carried by the straps and adapted to lie at the side of the hips, cross straps connecting the shoulder straps together, cords connected with the shoulder straps and having intermediate portions trained through the guides, and hose engaging elements loosely mounted on the cords beyond the ends of the guides and adapted to lie adjacent the anterior and posterior sides of the legs.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NETTIE ANNE NEWKIRK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE J. BERTRAND, Jos. BERTRAND.

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Washington, D. G. 

